Septembre 2014 Flashcards

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Prudent

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Wary

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Wary

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Prudent

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Exchequer

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Ministère des finances

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Ministère des finances

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Exchequer

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Emphasize

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Mettre l’accent sur

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Mettre l’accent sur

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Emphasize

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Truly

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Vraiment

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Vraiment

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Truly

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Both

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Les deux
Tous les deux
Tous deux

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Les deux
Tous les deux
Tous deux

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Both

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Plainly

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Clairement

Simplement

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Clairement

Simplement

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Plainly

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To supper

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Dîner

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Dîner

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To supper

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Tiny

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Tout petit

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Tout petit

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Tiny

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Inn

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Auberge

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Auberge

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Inn

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Four-poster bed

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Lit à baldaquin

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Lit à baldaquin

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Four-poster bed

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Rather

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Plutôt

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Plutôt

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Rather

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Narrow

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Étroit

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Étroit

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Narrow

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Whose

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À qui

Dont

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À qui

Dont

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Whose

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Smooth

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Lisse
Régulier
Moelleux

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Lisse
Régulier
Moelleux

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Smooth

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To stretch

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S’étirer

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S’étirer

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To stretch

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Stretched

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Étiré

Étendu

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Étiré

Étendu

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Stretched

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Stratlingly

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Saisissant

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Saisissant

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Startlingly

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Spirit

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Esprit

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Esprit

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Spirit

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Spirits

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Humeur

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Humeur

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Spirits

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Jolly

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Joyeuse

Agréable

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Joyeuse

Agréable

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Jolly

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Send-off

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Adieux

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Adieux

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Send-off

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Raucous

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Rauque

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Rauque

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Raucous

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Upligting

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Exaltant

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Exaltant

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Uplifting

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Decorous

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Bienséant

Convenable

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Bienséant

Convenable

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Decorous

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Considerate

Thoughtful

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Attentionné

Prévenant

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Attentionné

Prévenant

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Considerate

Thoughtful

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To hold a referendum

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Tenir / Organiser un référendum

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Tenir / Organiser un référendum

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To hold a referendum

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Whether

If

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Si

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Si

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Whether

If

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Stronghold

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Forteresse

Bastion

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Forteresse

Bastion

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Stronghold

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Devolution

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Décentralisation

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Décentralisation

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Devolution

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To grant

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Accorder

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Accorder

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To grant

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To fuel resentment

A

Alimenter le ressentiment

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Alimenter le ressentiment

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To fuel resentment

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Oil revenue

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Revenu pétrolier

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Revenu pétrolier

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Oil revenue

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Plea
Supplication
Appeal
Emotional request
Call
A

Requête
Demande
Supplication

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Requête
Demande
Supplication

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Plea
Supplication
Appeal
Emotional request
Call
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Shift
Move
Change

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Changer

Déplacer

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Changer

Déplacer

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Shift
Move
Change

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Frontier
Boundary
Border

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Limiter

Frontière

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Limite

Frontière

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Frontier
Boundary
Border

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Revenue
Earnings
Income

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Gain

Revenu

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Gain

Revenu

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Revenue
Earnings
Income

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Send (sth) off

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Expédier

Envoyer

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Expédier

Envoyer

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Send (sth) off

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Important
Influential
Prominent

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Important

Connu

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Important

Connu

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Important
Influential
Prominent

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To acclaim

To cheers

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Acclamer

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Acclamer

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To acclaim

To cheer

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To remain

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Rester

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Rester

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To remain

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To put forward

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Avancer

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Avancer

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To put forward

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To make / give / deliver a speech

A

Faire un discours

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Faire un discours

A

To make / give / deliver a speech

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To date from

To date back to

A

Dater de

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Dater de

A

To date from

To date back to

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In February

On February 7, 2014

A

En février

Le 7 février 2014

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Q

En février

Le 7 février 2014

A

In February

On February 7, 2014

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Should + sujet

A

Dans le cas où

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Q

Dans le cas où

A

Should + sujet

90
Q

To be faced with

To be confronted with

A

Faire face à

91
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Faire face à

A

To be faced with

To be confronted with

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Economic

Economical

A

Au sujet de l’économie

Permet de faire de économies

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Au sujet de l’économie

Permet de faire de économies

A

Economic

Economical

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Army

A

Armée de terre

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Armée de terre

A

Army

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Q

Navy

A

Marine

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Marine

A

Navy

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Q

Armies

A

L’armée

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L’armée

A

Armies

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Q

Excerpt

A

Extrait

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Extrait

A

Excerpt

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Outcome

Result

A

Issue

Résultat

103
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Issue

Résultat

A

Outcome

Result

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To plump

A

Choisir après réflexion

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Choisir après réflexion

A

To plump

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To deal a severe blow

A

Porter un coup dur

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Porter un coup dur

A

To deal a severe blow

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To be biased

A

Prendre parti

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Prendre parti

A

To be biased

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Q

Bias

A

Parti pris

Préférence

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Parti pris

Préférence

A

Bias

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Mandat

A

Term

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Term

A

Mandat

114
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In a row

A

D’affilée

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D’affilée

A

In a row

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To pull out all the stops to do sth

A

Faire tout pour

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Faire tout pour

A

To pull out all the stops to do sth

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To intend to do sth

A

Avoir l’intention de

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Avoir l’intention de

A

To intend to do sth

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Shingle

A

Galet

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Galet

A

Shingle

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Dinner jacket

A

Smoking

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Smoking

A

Dinner jacket

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Oak

A

Chêne

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Chêne

A

Oak

126
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To wax

A

Cirer

Lustrer

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Cirer

Lustrer

A

To wax

128
Q

An entreaty

A

Une prière

Une supplication

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Q

Une prière

Une supplication

A

An entreaty

130
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To advocate

A

Prôner

Préconiser

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Prôner

Préconiser

A

To advocate

132
Q

Breakthrough

A

Percée

Découverte capital

133
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Percée

Découverte capitale

A

Breakthrough

134
Q

A Bill

A

Une proposition de loi

Un projet de loi

135
Q

Une proposition de loi

Un projet de loi

A

A Bill

136
Q

Collectifs facultatifs (suivi du singulier)

A

Team

Government

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Q

Collectifs obligatoires (au singulier mais suivis d’un pluriel)

A
People
Police
Poultry (volaille)
Cattle (bétail) 
Cludge 
Folks (gens, gars - argo US)
Gentry (petite noblesse)
Vermin (vermine)
138
Q

To ensure that

A

S’assurer que

139
Q

S’assure que

A

Ensure that

140
Q

And above

A

Et plus

Et au-delà

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Q

Et plus

Et au-delà

A

And above

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Q

Franchise

A

Franchise

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Q

Stake

A

Enjeu

Intérêt

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Enjeu

Intérêt

A

Stake

145
Q

On equal footing

A

A égalité

146
Q

A égalité

A

On equal footing

147
Q

On equal terms

A

Sur un pied d’égalité

148
Q

Sur un pied d’égalité

A

On equal terms

149
Q

Safeguard

A

Dispositif de sécurité / de protection

150
Q

Dispositif de sécurité / de protection

A

Safeguard

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Q

Deputy First Minister

A

Vice Premier Ministre

152
Q

Vice Premier Ministre

A

Deputy First Minister

153
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To have a say

A

S’exprimer

Avoir son mot à dire

154
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S’exprimer

Avoir son mot à dire

A

To have a say

155
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To shape

A

Modeler

Façonner

156
Q

Modeler

Façonner

A

To shape

157
Q

Remotely

A

À distance

De loin

158
Q

À distance

De loin

A

Remotely

159
Q

Voice their views

A

Exprimer leurs voix

160
Q

Exprimer leurs voix

A

Voice their views

161
Q

On the matters

A

Sur les sujets

162
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Sur les sujets

A

On the matters

163
Q

Affect

A

Toucher

Affecter

164
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Toucher

Affecter

A

Affect

165
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Currently

A

Actuellement

En ce moment

166
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Actuellement

En ce moment

A

Currently

167
Q

To talk sb to into -ing sth

A

To persuade sb to do sth

168
Q

To persuade sb to do sth

A

To talk sb into -ing sth

169
Q

To cajole sb into doing sth

A

Amadouer qlq

170
Q

Amadouer qlq

A

To cajole sb into doing sth

171
Q

Likeable

A

Digne d’être aimé

Aimable

172
Q

Digne d’être aimé

Aimable

A

Likeable

173
Q

To come across

A

Passer pour

174
Q

Passer pour

A

To come across

175
Q

Coward

A

Lâche

176
Q

Lâche

A

Coward

177
Q

Embodiment

A

Incarnation

178
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Incarnation

A

Embodiment

179
Q

To embody

A

Incarner

180
Q

Incarner

A

To embody

181
Q

Epitome

A

Symbole parfait

182
Q

To epitomize sth

A

Être le parfait exemple de

Illustrer parfaitement

183
Q

Symbole parfait

A

Epitome

184
Q

Être le parfait exemple de

Illustrer parfaitement

A

To epitomize

185
Q

To know full well

A

Savoir pertinemment

Savoir très bien

186
Q

Savoir pertinemment

Savoir très bien

A

To know full well

187
Q

To play up

A

Appuyer sur

188
Q

Le doute

A

To cast / express / voice / doubt

To throw into doubt

189
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Peoples

A

Peuple

190
Q

People

A

Personne

191
Q

Every other week

A

Une semaine sur deux

192
Q

Conseil

A

Advice (indénombrable)

193
Q

Conseiller

A

To advise

194
Q

Trajet

A

Journey

195
Q

Travel

A

Voyage (activité - indénombrable)

196
Q

Rubbish

Waste

A

Déchet

Ordure

197
Q

To waste

A

Gâcher

198
Q

Rise +

A

Élever

Monter

199
Q

Titre symbolique

A

The + titre

Titre + nom

200
Q
A

Peu (idée de manque)

Peu (sens de quelque)

201
Q

Peu (idée de manque)

Peu (sens de quelque)

A
202
Q

Couverture

A

Blanket

203
Q

Blanket

A

Couverture